Transforming India’s approach to cancer care
In India, a country with a vast population and a diverse socio-economic fabric, healthcare remains fraught with challenges including disparities in access. These socio-economic disparities are deep, and
Cancer
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Double benefits
Women who gave birth to twins may be protected against breast cancer, says a study from the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London. This population-based study reports that their risk was reduced
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Tackling tumours
Shark tissues show the promise of preventing tumours from regenerating
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Supermouse
A gene which boosts the growth of muscles in mice could enhance meat production and also be a cure for cancer
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Earlier the better
With rapid rise in the incidence of breast cancer, a new approach for early detection is welcome
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Cancer killer
A super vaccine shows promise in curing the growing menace of prostate cancer
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Down with iron
Evidence indicts excess of iron in the body as reason for coronary diseases and the growth of latent cancers
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Harmful trials
THIRTY-EIGHT students of Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, were used as guinea pigs for trials of a colon cancer drug containing a radioactive element since December 1996. The shocking discovery
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Fatal exposure
Workers exposed to pesticides over a long period of time may run the risk of contracting cancer
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The grape cure
Research just published shows that grapes are a good source of resveratrol, which is a cancer-preventive agent. Resveratrol is a potent cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor, which catalyses the formation
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Protected by pregnancy
A protein produced by pregnant women is found useful in preventing the development of skin tumours